La prononciation franaise French Pronunciation

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La prononciation françaiseFrench
Pronunciation

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• Monsieur Lespinasse
• Mr. Lespinasse
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• or
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• Monsieur L
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• Mr. L
• Français 1A / French 1A
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• 8/27/2004

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La prononciation française
French pronunciation ofR, U and E
soundsPractice makes perfect.
Anonymous (Old Proverb)

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The letter RLa lettre R

• Linguistic Strategies
• The French r is quite different from the
  American r. To pronounce the French r, keep the
  tip of your tongue
• pressed against your lower front teeth. Arch the
  back of your tongue upward, almost totally
  blocking the
• passage of air in the back of your throat. 1
• Here are some examples of basic
  words
• Bonjour
• Bonsoir
• Le Louvre
• La rue
• Le métro
• La porte
• Le fromage de chèvre
• Here are some examples of basic
  sentences
• Underline words must be repeated 10
  times before reading the sentences.
• Bonjour, Monsieur!
• Bonsoir, Madame!

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The letter ULa lettre U

• Linguistic Strategies
• The sound of the letter u y is represented
  in the words salut, super, and musique. This
  sound does not exit in
• English. To pronounce y, starts by saying i,
  as in the English word me. Then, round your lips
  as if you were going
• to say the English word moon, keeping your
  tongue pressed behind your lower front teeth. 2
• Here are some examples of basic words
• La rue (As seen in the previous r slide)
• Vécu
• Lu or lue
• Tu
• bu
• Here are some examples of basic sentences made
  of from the words above
• Underline words must be repeated 10
  times before reading the sentences.
• La rue ou a vécu Madame Lulue a eu un deluge
  lundi.
• Dis-moi ce que tu as bu hier soir avant de
  dormir?
• CLASS ACTIVITIES
• Write down correctly in your notebook the list of
  the given French words and sentences above.

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The letter ELa lettre E

• Linguistic Strategies
• The sound of the letter e ø is
  represented by the letter combination eu in
  veux. It is pronounced with the lips rounded and
  the tongue pessed against the back of the lower
  front teeth. To produce this sound, first make
  the sound è,as in algèbre,and hold it. Then round
  the lips slightly to the position for clodes o,
  as in photo. 3
• Repeat the 2 previous steps for about 10 minutes,
  or until you think you have mastered the position
  of the lips for that letter.
• Enjoy pronouncing clearly all words containing
  the famous letter e and from basic to complex
  sentences
• Here are some example for basic
  words
• Le
• De
• Je
• Me
• Te
• Que
• Here are some examples of basic sentences made of
  from the words above
• Underline words must be repeated 10 times
  before reading the sentences.
• Le livre est sur le pupitre de mon amie.

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Qs with R, U and E sounds

• Instructions
• Answer the following 10 questions in complete
  French sentences
• Practice both questions and answers daily for
  better control of the learned sounds.
• 10 QUESTIONS
• Comment vous appelez-vous?
• Est-ce que la porte est fermée ou ouverte?
• Voulez-vous une table pour deux près de la
  fenêtre?
• Salut! Tu tappelles comment?
• Tu aimes manger les escargots le matin?
• Le professeur est intelligent, nest-ce pas?
• À quelle heure commence le film?
• Est-ce que tu as un ordinateur?
• Préférez-vous la cassette ou le CD pour la classe
  de français?
• Comment sappelle le président de la France?

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References

• Quotations
• Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Allez, Viens,
  (Toronto Harcourt Brace Company. 1996) 83.
• Ibid., 113.
• Ibid., 159.
• Ibid., 4.
• Bibliography
• Rinehart Holt et al..Allez, Viens. Toronto
  Harcourt Brace Company, 1996.
• Web Sites
• www.bonjourParis.com
• www.about.com
• www.franceabout.com
• www.french-linguistics.co.uk/dictionary
• www.info-france-usa.org/atoz/descript.asp.

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Pronunciation Exercises

• Instructions
• Write down in French the translation of each
  word/ question written below, and the Welcome
  graphic.
• Read each French word/question 10 times, and on
  your assigned oral day use my pointer to do a
  short class presentation to share your linguistic
  knowledge about your new acquired pronunciation
  in the target language.
• Allez-y!
• Go ahead!
• Louvre
• Street
• Metro
• Goat cheese
• The (Masculine singular)
• Butter

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Reflections

• Instructions
• Write en anglais on your own paper your opinion
  about the given statement below. Is it true or
  false? Explain in details.
• Be ready for our open discussion at the end of
  this pronunciation lesson.
• Have fun!
• Amusez-vous bien!
• Perhaps the best reason for studying French is
  for the fun of it. Studying another language is a
  challenge to your mind, and youll get a great
  feeling of accomplishment the first time you have
  a conversation in French. 4

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Contents

• Dear sophisticated audience,
• I presented to you the 9 informative slides
  below, and a Goodbye one which will sadly
  concludes my PowerPoint creation. I hope that you
  have enjoyed it until next time... for new letter
  sounds
• Self-introduction
• Title Page
• The pronunciation of the letter R sound
• The pronunciation of the letter U sound
• The pronunciation of the letter E sound
• Questions with R, U and E sounds
• Valuable references to further your French
  linguistic and cultural knowledge
• Pronunciation exercises with R, U and E sounds
• Reflections about that extraordinary, intriguing
  and exceptional language
• This current page Contents
• The next page, the Goodbye one Voilà!
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